New Year greetings to the Aussensaiter!

As usual, you guys are too quick (and too good) for me. I tried adding some drum loops in Garageband and then did a take on my CS-356. It went direct through a Crybaby and a Womanizer into ProTools where I added some delays, etc.

Here is schocka's great doubletracked guitar backing with just the drum loops:
Drum loops on the backing

And here is my take with lead:
CS-356 and Clay over at Soundclick

Cheers,
Clay

ps to Jochen -- still no snail mail. I hope they can swim!

Hi Clay,

cool drum loops! I like the big delay, your big tone in this one and - and of course - your relaxed playing ;-))


Andi

Happy New Year Clay,

seems you had a fine time in Chicago, because when listening to your track itmakes me think you must have had some good and relaxing days.

Wonderful relaxed playing with a dreamy feel. The woody tone of your 356 with your great wah-work is a very well combination. Really a very fine listen.

The added drum loops are also cool.

We have different versions of this backing, when you click here: aussenjam page - jam #68, the first four tracks are all backing tracks: the first one with two guitars, the second one with just one guitar and the following two versions with guitars, bass and drums, the drums are different.

Hope the snail mail arrives soon, it's also my fault.

cheers

Jochen

Thanks Jochen!

This one was 356 to Crybaby to Womanizer to ProTools where I think I used all the PSPs. I'm having a tone of fun with that Lexicon84 plug -- easy to over use it, but really versatile.

And: sorry about the multiple posts in error -- the browser kept looking like it was hung waiting for the post to finish. I even opened a new window to make sure it wasn't really there before I tried it again... then suddenly there were a bunch!

--C

Thanks Andi!

After two weeks off, I'm having a hard enough time remembering where my "pocket" is, never mind expanding beyond it... so: even more relaxed than usual. I'm also really enjoying listening to the playing in the backings and hypnotizing myself a bit!

--Clay

hey clay,

i was listening to you track this night and after hearing i started to check out the internet for your guitar, i totally forgot to write you some words, sry :).


i like your laid back style and your tone, nice take,

greetings,

dennis

Thanks dennis!

About the guitar: it's a 2003 CS-356 in Quilted Heritage Darkburst from a special run of "stingers" (with black paint on the back of the headstock) done for a store in Washington State called Music Machine. They're no longer a Gibson dealer (long story). As far as I know, there were only two made in this configuration/color.

335s always felt too big to me, so when this model came alaong I fell in love. They are not easy to find (almost impossible in 2003) and I ended up buying this one over the phone without ever trying one. Man did I get lucky! The current CS-336 uses the same construction, but has a rosewood board, dot inlays and more plain styling. 356s like mine have ebony boards and LP Custom/ES-345 style inlays and binding, gold hardware.

The back and sides are routed out of a solid, thick plank of mahogany leaving some center block area, then the maple top is glued on and then routed/carved like an LP. They only weigh a little over 7 lbs, and the overall body size is just a little larger than an LP -- much smaller than a 335, but not head-heavy at all.

They're very, very veratile guitars -- I can get all the way from a warm and woody 335 sound, through LP-like growl to almost Tele spank with this one guitar.



There are lots more examples of this guitar "in action" at my soundclick site (mostly jams from the LP Forum, look for pictures of this guitar in front of the track).
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=239050

Thanks dennis!

About the guitar: it's a 2003 CS-356 in Quilted Heritage Darkburst from a special run of "stingers" (with black paint on the back of the headstock) done for a store in Washington State called Music Machine. They're no longer a Gibson dealer (long story). As far as I know, there were only two made in this configuration/color.

335s always felt too big to me, so when this model came alaong I fell in love. They are not easy to find (almost impossible in 2003) and I ended up buying this one over the phone without ever trying one. Man did I get lucky! The current CS-336 uses the same construction, but has a rosewood board, dot inlays and more plain styling. 356s like mine have ebony boards and LP Custom/ES-345 style inlays and binding, gold hardware.

The back and sides are routed out of a solid, thick plank of mahogany leaving some center block area, then the maple top is glued on and then routed/carved like an LP. They only weigh a little over 7 lbs, and the overall body size is just a little larger than an LP -- much smaller than a 335, but not head-heavy at all.

They're very, very veratile guitars -- I can get all the way from a warm and woody 335 sound, through LP-like growl to almost Tele spank with this one guitar.



There are lots more examples of this guitar "in action" at my soundclick site (mostly jams from the LP Forum, look for pictures of this guitar in front of the track).
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=239050

Hi Clayville,

this is one fine guitar. Thanks for the pictures. - I have the same problems with the bigger 335s, so I might look out for sth similar one day. Thanks again.

Michael

Hi Clay!

First of all: I like your drums! They remind me on a Lee Ritenour (how is this dude called exactly...?) Song!

your Playing is cool, the Wah in the second part fits the picture quite well!

Greets

Roli

Hi Clay,

very cool drumloops and relaxed playing. Nice!

Greets,
Andreas

hi clay,

thx for the infos and the pics,

luv this guitar,


greez,

d.

hi clay,
best wishes for the new year.

first of all i have to praise the tone of your CS-356 once again.
this clarity combined with the right ammount of wood in the sound - just great.
would be the perfect blues axt i guess.
your track is fine.
relaxed playing, perfect tone and the wah part suits perfect.

cheers
MIKE